Crypto & US Market Brief — 2026-01-20

**Crypto & US Market Brief (2026-01-19)**

📊 **Fear & Greed Index**
– Index today: 44 (Fear) / as of 2026-01-19 00:00
– One-line interpretation: cautious due to recent market volatility.

💰 **Crypto News**
(Top4 24h) BTC ▼2.73% | ETH ▼4.58% | SOL ▼5.86% | XRP ▼2.81%
• Here’s what happened in crypto today
• Bitcoin shows strength at $92K, but is the bottom in?
• Injective community passes governance vote to slash INJ token supply
• Bermuda partners with Coinbase and Circle for ‘fully onchain‘ economy
• One year after Gary Gensler’s exit, SEC’s crypto playbook looks very different
• Bitcoin price holds $93K, proving bulls see a ‘buy the dip’ opportunity

**Top Gainers (Crypto) (Top 3)**
• River (RIVER) ▲12.44%
– Increased trading volume and positive market sentiment.
• Midnight (NIGHT) ▲7.09%
– Momentum driven by recent partnerships and announcements.
• Monero (XMR) ▲6.40%
– Rising interest in privacy coins amid regulatory scrutiny.

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📈 **US Stocks News**
(Indices) Nasdaq100 ▼0.08% | S&P500 ▼0.08% | Dow ▼0.21%
(M7) AAPL ▼1.04%, AMZN ▲0.39%, GOOGL ▼0.84%, META ▼0.09%, MSFT ▲0.70%, NVDA ▼0.44%, TSLA ▼0.24%
• Fed chief Powell to attend Supreme Court arguments on Trump bid to fire Lisa Cook
• Trump is going to Davos — here are the big names who aren’t
• Europe weighs using trade ‘bazooka’ against the U.S. as Greenland crisis deepens

**Top Gainers (US Stocks) (Top 3)**
• ImmunityBio, Inc. (IBRX) ▲39.75%
– Strong earnings report and positive guidance.
• Argan, Inc. (AGX) ▲16.38%
– Benefiting from increased infrastructure spending.
• Riot Platforms, Inc. (RIOT) ▲15.92%
– Positive sector momentum in cryptocurrency mining.

🎯 **Today’s Strategy**
– Crypto: Focus on major coins for potential bounce-back.
– Stocks: Look for value in underperforming sectors.

🏷️ **Hashtags**
#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #nasdaq #sp500 #stocks #marketupdate #riskmanagement #trend #investing

💡 **GPT Investment Direction**
– Crypto: Consider diversifying into stablecoins for risk management.
– Stocks: Evaluate tech stocks as potential recovery plays.

– Quote of the day: “In investing, what is comfortable is rarely profitable.” — Robert Arnott.

📦 US ETF Summary

[Index/Growth]
SPY 691.66 -0.08% (YTD +1.24%)
VOO 636.09 -0.08% (YTD +1.24%)
QQQ 621.26 -0.08% (YTD +1.33%)
DIA 493.42 -0.21% (YTD +2.02%)
IWM 265.76 +0.09% (YTD +6.83%)

[Dividend/Value]
SCHD 28.90 -0.45% (YTD +4.22%)
VYM 148.87 +0.11% (YTD +2.84%)
JEPI 58.41 -0.03% (YTD +1.90%)
SPYD 44.92 -0.40% (YTD +3.00%)
YMAX 10.06 +0.00% (YTD +0.00%)

[Thematic/Growth]
ARKK 81.68 -0.31% (YTD +4.30%)
XLK 145.62 +0.11% (YTD +0.91%)
XLF 54.44 +0.13% (YTD -0.89%)
XLE 47.69 +0.17% (YTD +4.47%)
SMH 400.39 +1.00% (YTD +7.26%)

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